Donald Trump Jr. refused to answer questions from lawmakers Wednesday about conversations he had with his father, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump, about his controversial Trump Tower meeting with Russian operatives in June 2016. Trump Jr. avoided reporters and entered the Capitol through a back door before facing more than eight hours of questions from the House Intelligence Committee. Trump Jr. said there was a lawyer present when he talked to his father. Trump Jr. claimed he did not remember things the lawmakers wanted to know, including details about the meeting with the Russians.